Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-10-14
m THE SUPREME COURT.
LaW ers At Levity In Arm
strong County Cases.

A number of cases. says the Pits
Dispatch Of 18th inst. were argued
Yesterday in the Supreme Court. In
one of them, the counsel on both sides
INDUCED IN considerable sarcasm and
leyity. Tue case in point was that
of Burrell twp, Armstrong county,
versus Albert Uncafer and wife.
The defendants sued for injuries sus
tained by being thrown out OF their
wagon, their horse taking fright at
an engine standing on the roadside
A verdict foc $50 damages was rem
dered in the lower court. The plain
tiff in error, in his brief, stated: The
23d day Of September, ID the year
1885, out in the township Of Eurrell,
was balmy, lovely day. 1t came
on Sunday. The sacredness of The
day did not prevent its becoming an
even,ful oae to Jacob Uncafer and
his family"
Ia their counter statements, the de-
PENDANTS in error, said:
The 23I day of September, ln the
year 1888, out in the wealthy and
densely populated township OF Bur
rell, was balmy, lovely day. The
sacredness Of the dag did not prevent
it's becoming sad, sorrowful and
eventful one to Albert Uncafer and
his family, nor C highly discreditable
one to the authorities of the town
ship. But. perchance, for the occur
ence of that day, the history OF the
perniciousness and shameful neglect
of this rich township would have re-
manned unwritten. Had not the So
iicitations of his wife, made emphatic
by the promptings Of her heart, indu-
ced Albert Uncafer to take her and
her babes back to the place she once
called home, to spend q portion of
that sacred day in its hallowed walks
among the scenes Of her childhood,
its infamy would, perchance, have
remained in obscurity. This monu-
ment, at least, to it's everlasting dis
credit, would never have been erect
ed.
Another case argued was the Over
seers OF Parks township, an error to
the Court of Quarter Sessions of
Armstrong County. The suit was
over tie forcible removal of Alexan-
der Williams, a pauper, from Parks
township back to Gilpin township.
where he had formerly resided and
had legal settlement The briefs
of the attorneys furnish an interest.
Jag bit of war history.
The plaintiff says:
Alexander Williams is what Alex
ander Pope called the noblest work of
God-"an honest mau." And his
name is destined to become historical
in Armstrong county. He is not
good sense and native genius.
The boon Of freedom was not his
at his birth, but in the dark and peril
Gus days Of 'G2 and '63 on many bat
tie fields be showed bis dey otion to lib
crty and his native land by fighting
in the armies of the North.
Further, he stated that when the
"gallant soldiers" were mustered out,
Williams came to Pennsylvania, lam
ed from an injury by a rife ball.
The statement of the other side en-
bodied the following:
We are 10th to say anything that
will in the least detract from the
beautiful painting and the gran
Giloquence of our friend, who has, by
a power of imagery that few possess,
created veritabls hero from this
colored pauper, especially when it in
no way affects the case at bar or the
question in issue. The facts are that
he was picked up as contraband
and was engaged in the very honor
able but trying position OF a mule
driver, and whether he was wounded
by the kick of mule or a rebel bull
let, it is immaterial for the purpose
of this case. But in all probability
his injury came from the former.